Dispensing apparatus and cabinet



Aug. 24, 1937. H. A. CARTR 2,090,665

` DISPENSING APPARATUS AND CABINET Filed Feb. 23,' 1937 Gum/MM Patented Aug. 24, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to an improvement in a and are adapted to permit the passage of a draft dispensing apparatus and cabinet.

One of the objects of this invention is the provision of a cabinet provided with a compartment having an apertured top permitting free access to said compartment for the insertion of a draft tube.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a cabinet adapted to eliminate waste in beverage, maintain an even temperature in its compartment, eliminate beverage coils and tanks and provide means whereby a draft-tube may pass directly from a keg in the cab-inets compartment through said cabinets top.

Other objects and features will more fully appear from the following description and accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of an improved dispensing cabinet constructed in accordance with the principles of this invention; Fig. 2 a detailed perspective collective view of parts in position to be assembled; Fig. 3 a vertical transverse sectional view along lines 3-3 of Fig. 4, and Fig. 4 a detailed sectional perspective view of the shiftable cover.

Referring to the drawing, a cabinet I is provided with a plurality of doors 2 secured thereto,

in pivotal fashion, by hinges 3; said doors being provided with latches 4 adapted for engagement with pins 5, in said cabinet, so as to fasten said doors when in closed position.

The cabinet has a compartment 6 into which may be placed barrels or kegs containing a beverage. The space may be partitioned so as to provide a plurality of compartments; but which partition feature is not shown.

The top 'I of the cabinet has apertures 8 therein thatV are adapted to accommodate drip-pans 9, said pans, when respectively inserted into the apertures substantially flush with the cabinet top.

The pan consists of a trough I having an insulated base I I. A drain I2 is disposed in said pan and rests on a shoulder I3 and may be removed therefrom; said drain being provided with a plurality of orifices I4 through which a liquid may pass, and a lngerhole I5 by which said drain may be removed from the trough.

A flange I6 extends from said pan and engages the top of the cabinet about apertures 8 thereby providing support for said pan. A pair of slots Il--I are disposed in said flange and are adapted to permit the passage of draft pipes ISB-20 that extend from the compartment through the top of the cabinet and have respectively thereon faucets 2I--22 for controlling the flow of a beverage.

A cover 23 consists of a top 24 having a flap 25, secured thereto at right angles to said top. Grooves 2li- 21 are formed in said top and iiap pipe in similar fashion to slots I'I-I8.

The cover is adapted to rest on the flange I6 and is mounted thereon in slidable fashion. When slot I1 registers with groove 2B a hole is formed through which a draft pipe may pass, and when such a hole is formed slot I8 is obstructed by top 2li of the cover and groove 2l is obstructed by the flange of the pan. In other Words when I'I-Z register with each other to form a hole Iii-2l are closed, and when I8-21 register to form a hole I'I-25 are likewise closed.

It is therefore obvious from the foregoing that a keg having a bung-hole in its central top portion requires a diierent position for the draft pipe than one having a bung-hole near its side, as may readily be seen in Fig. l. By the provision of the cover and flange, as hereinbefore described, a draft-pipe connected to a central or side bung-hole may be in operative relation with the drip-pan.

A keg 28 may be placed in the cabinet compartment and draft-pipe I2 connected thereto. The draft-pipe is adapted to extend through the top of the cabinet and particularly through holes formed by registration of the respective slots and grooves. As hereinbefore explained; the registration of slot I'I with groove 25, so as to form a hole and thus permit the passage of the draftpipe through the top of the cabinet; also causes slot I8 and groove 2'I to be obstructed, and thus temporarily avoid the formation of a hole and thereby helping to maintain an even temperature in the compartment.

The usual pressure tube 29 connects with a lock-nut 30 adapted to secure the draft-pipe to the keg. The compartment may be cooled by any refrigeration method well known in the art but not shown.

Applicant is not aware of any cabinet into which a keg may be placed and the drip-pan removed; the draft-tube or pipe then inserted, and the pan then being replaced.

In Fig. 1 a draft-pipe may be seen extending from a. keg having a centrally located bung-hole; while another draft-pipe may be seen extending from a keg having its bung-hole located near the edge of the top of a keg.

The cabinet may be built in either a single or plurality of units.

Having described this claimed is:

A device of the character described consisting of a drip-pan, a flange on said drip-pan having slots therein, a cover mounted in slidable fashion on said flange and provided with grooves; said grooves and slots being adapted to respectively register with each other to form a hole through which a draft pipe may pass.

HORACE ATKINSON CARTER.

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